Percorsi clinici
Infezione da West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus infection in children: clinical diagnostic criteria, therapeutic recommandations and prevention
Francesca Orsi1, Giulia Bini1, Giampiero I. Baroncelli 2, Alice Bonuccelli 2, Diego Peroni 2
1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, 2UO Pediatria Universitaria, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa
Aprile 2024 - pagg. 233 -237 | DOI: 10.53126/MEB43233
Abstract
West Nile Virus infection in children may usually occur as a self-limiting febrile illness or rarely as a neuroinvasive disease with possible late neurological sequelae. Therefore, the paediatrician should take into consideration this condition in febrile children who also showed neurological signs or symptoms. Early recognition of the disease and its appropriate management may result in a favourable prognosis.
Riassunto
L’infezione da virus del Nilo Occidentale nei bambini può manifestarsi sia come una malattia febbrile autolimitantesi sia, seppur più raramente, come una malattia neuroinvasiva con possibili sequele neurologiche tardive. Per tale motivo, il pediatra dovrebbe considerarla come possibile diagnosi differenziale nei bambini febbrili con associate manifestazioni neurologiche. Un rapido riconoscimento della patologia e una corretta gestione del caso ne determinano una prognosi favorevole.
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